CHAPTER TEN
Terrified by the knowledge that Ethan had found her – that he had actually stood at her back door – Ashley shoved the box containing the pink teddy bear into the rear corner of her closet. Unable to stand the sight of the stuffed toy her ex-husband had won at the carnival all those years ago, her first impulse had been to throw the entire package into the trash. But based on her studies in forensic science, she knew the evidence needed to be preserved. That a small clue might exist somewhere inside the box that could help the police capture Ethan.
The bear was a warning. Her ex-husband’s twisted way of telling her that he knew where she lived and could come for her at any time. The fact that he’d positioned the package at the back door instead of leaving it on the front
